Hick-A-Thrifts Show Activity From Pine Street class
The Hick-A-Thrift class of Pine Street Presbyterian Church reports 39 members enlisted or planning to enlist in the military. Members listed include William Arnold, Newton Bernheiser, Homer Bressler, LeRoy Crist, and many others. A patriotic service featured talks on the flag and national themes, a Star Spangled Banner finale, a canoe trip of 16 members on the Conodoguinet Creek, and the decision to disband baseball for the season due to war conditions. The group also plans its eighth festival on the Boyd Building roof garden tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Street Presbyterian Church Sunday School
William Arnold
Newton C. Bernheiser
Engineers’ Corps
Homer Bressler
U.S. A
Arizona
LeRoy Crist
Eighth Regiment
William Dwyer
Harry Ehler
John Grass
William Guise
J. A. Keever
Marshall Keister
John Oberholtzer
William Peters
George A. Roberts
Paul Kreitzer
Shipp
Harry Solomon
William Swope
United States
Oscar Sutch
Lee Warner
Richard Herr
Guy Zeigler
Simon Beach
Tyron H. Williams
William Lutz
John Yowler
Daniel Yowler
Earl Murdorf
Elmer McKillips
Ralph Kolestine
Charles Husson
el Paso
Ray Rucker
Eagle Pass
Texas
George Shunk
Clifton Turner
Lancaster
Edwin Schaffner
William Felker
Benjamin Longenecker
Russell Welsh
Harry Finley
Paul Kreizer
Lewis Gintzer
William Kay
Daniel Burkholder
George Roberts
William Naugle
Dr. L. S. Mudge
Conodoguinet Creek
Carlisle
Harry Springer
LeRoy Heister
Howard Heister
Stanley Neidhamer
Edward van
Liberty golf tournament for Red Cross aid set July 4
Colonial Country Club hosts the United States Golf Association event with a one dollar entrance. Charles H. Hoffman chairs the golf committee and proceeds go to the $100,000,000 Red Cross fund. Handicap format, top net score wins a model, next two receive certificates. Dinner and music. members urged to donate. Also: coroner reports death of William Madeira at the Pennsylvania State Hospital for the Insane after scalding injuries. Washington praises hog farming to boost meat supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Country Club
Liberty
United States Golf Association
Charles H. Hoffman
Charles L Schmidt
American Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Eckinger
William Madeira
Pennsylvania State Hospital For
Madeira
Moving Pictures and Plenty of Treats at Community Event
The president Clarence Brickley announced committees for the gathering. General chair George Ellis and assistant Harry Solomon will oversee music Ralph Sweger Edward Vanbaugh Garrett Wall Blair Smith George A Roberts Levi Bolton Chester Malick William Battdorf and others. Waiting committee includes Donald Anderson Janvier Irwin William H Aucher Jay Aucher. Others cover cake candy watermelon dishing decorating lemonade and ticket duties with numerous volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Brickley
George Ellis
Harry Solomon
Ralph Sweger
Edward Vanbaugh
Garrett Wall
Blair Smith
George A. Roberts
Levi Bolton
Chester Malick
William Batdorf
Donald Anderson
Janvier Irwin
William H. Aucher
Jay Aucher
William Holbert
Earl Wolf
Chester Wolf
Daniel Burkholder
Gilbert Bair
Leo Rau
Oscar Criswell
Lester Sutton
Harry Springer
Harry Richwine
Edgar Miller
William Naugle
Russell Ellis
Myr Sheaffer
Vernon Wright
Russell Welsh
Stanley Liddick
Murry Washburn
Harry Connor
Ira Wagner
Samuel Menear
Donald Mummert
Jesse Randolph
Harry Finley
George Goudy
William Fenton
Herman Leisman
Benjamin Byerly
Raymond Sweigert
John Beck
William Kay
Herman Gohn
Stanley Neidhamer
Baseball scores and schedules from major leagues
National League results list Brooklyn sweeping Philadelphia 6 to 3 in game one and a 1–0 second game. New York beat Boston 3–2. Boston shutout New York 6–0. Pittsburgh won 6–2 over Cincinnati. St Louis 4 over Chicago 1. American League notes Washington 4 Philadelphia 3. others include Detroit and Chicago tied 6–6. Minor leagues show Syracuse 7 Harrisburg 5 and several fourteen inning and ten inning games. multiple interleague matchups and regional leagues listed with dates and venues.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
National League
W. Pet
Iago
Pittsburg
German press gagged by Berlin order
Dispatch from Rotterdam says the German press is muzzled and drastic action may be planned in Germany. Dutch observers expect the Reichstag meeting next week to bring startling developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
Rotterdam
Germany
Holland
Revue of 1917 and classic films at local theaters
The Majestic features the Revue De Vogue with chorus girls and a clever comedian along with Kramer and Kent and Ed and Lew Miller. Blanche Sweet appears at Regent in Those Without Sin while Colonial shows Souls Triumphant with Lillian Gish. Paxtang Park offers Revue of 1917 with Josie Flynn, Wheeler and Potter, and Kinzo the Japanese juggler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic
Paxtang Park
Souls Triumphant
Regent
Revue de Vogue
The
Kramer
Kent
Lew ‘Miller
Braggar Brothers
Alanson
Blanche Sweet
Regent Theater
Richmond
Miss Sweet
Mary Pickford
Uncle Sam
Triangle
Lillian Gish
Colonial Theater
Powers
Lillian Vale
St. Anthony's
Hattie Lee
Dorothy Dalton
Paxtang
Josie Flynn
Wheeler and Potter
Kinzo
Norway protests German plan to blow up ships in port
Foreign Minister Ihlen told the Storthing that Germany had sent bombs to Norway via a messenger to the German legation in Christiania. The Norwegian legation in Berlin was instructed to protest and inform Berlin of the incident as Norway awaits Germany's reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
London
Storthing
Ihlen
Copenhagen
M. Ihlen
Christiania
Berlin
Germany
Europeans in U S total four million six hundred sixty two thousand
Washington D C June 20 The natives of Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey now residing in the United States aggregate approximately 4 662 000 or about 4 percent of the total population The distribution by country of birth gives Germany 2 349 000 Austria 1 376 000 Hungary 788 000 Turkey 188 000 Bulgaria 11 000 The male aliens 21 years and over would be about 964 000 with country distribution Germany 136 000 Austria 447 000 Hungary 280 000 Turkey 93 000 Bulgaria 8 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
United States
Sam L. Rogers
Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce
Bureau of Immigration
Austria
Hungary
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Record of U.S. Horse and Mule Exports During War
National City Bank of New York compiles wartime export data showing about 920000 horses and 330000 mules shipped from Aug 1914 to present, valued at 194 million and 66 million dollars respectively. Prices per head averaged 221, 205, and 214 for horses and 1938, 205, 206 for mules across three years. The United States holds a leading share of global horses, with over one fifth of the world supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National City Bank of New York
Russia
Smith Form a Tractor Aids Motor in Crisis
Smith Form a Tractor markets a motorized unit adaptable to Fords and similar machines to replace horse labor. It attaches to plows and cultivators enabling faster field work, freeing hired help for other industries and boosting national production for wartime. Assistant Secretary Carl Vrooman urged farmers to run tractors from dawn to dark to maximize planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motor Truck Corporation
Indus
Agriculurd
Carl Vrooman
Tnd
Europe
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United Hats
Panamas
United Hat Stores
Benefit of Red Cross
Department of Agriculture
Aajestics
Nyex Dattetao
Vatota
the Majestic
Welil
Irving Berlin
Urpore
Puppy Paula Bine Seay
Chas. Ray
Syracuse
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Scranton
Binghamton
Elmira
Wilkes-Barre
Utica
Reading
Rochester
Newark
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Providence
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Toronto
Blue Ridge League
Hagerstown
Chambersburg
Martinsburg
Frederick
Gettysburg
Hanover
International League
Lucknow Shop League
Smith Shop
Planing Mill
Motive Power League
Meadows
Trenton
Wilmington
St. Clair
Locomotive Shop
Spring Garden
Rutherford
Reading Division
General Managers
Tamaqua—Car Shops
Shamokin
Transportation
Port Richmond
Bethlehem Steel League Steelton
Sparrows Point
Lebanon
Bethlehem
Fore River
Dauphin-Perry League
Marysville
Dauphin
Mitlersburg
Newport
Duncannon
Halifax
Associated Press
U.S
America
Eckman
ALJ
Bostonians
N. Fourth St
Jesse L. Lasky
Marion Merchant
Virginia Tobacco
Liggatte Myers Tobacco
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